Here's the pumpkin hat with the face knitted in rather than crocheted.
Materials: orange worsted weight yarn 2 oz. (or so) green worsted weight yarn 1 oz. number 6 American needles number 8 American needles
Directions:
Cast on 60 stitches to number six needles. Knit one, purl one rib for 12 rows. Switch to number eight needles and knit in stocking stitch for six rows.
Face: To make the mouth, locate the middle of the work and count five stitches from the middle. Knit even in orange yarn to this point, then switich to the green yarn. Carry the orange in back of the work, and knit ten stitches in green to start the mouth. Increase the number of green stitches by two on each side of the mouth for six rows. This makes a sort of simple wide smile. Break off green yarn and work into piece.
Knit even for four rows in orange yarn.
Nose:
A simple pumpkin nose is square. Find center stitch and count out four and mark. Knit in orange until marker then work green in. Knit in green for nine stitches. Carry orange in back of work. Knit six rows in this pattern, Break off green and work in.
Knit four rows in orange.
Eyes: Simple eyes match the the nose. When the body of the hat is complete, knit even for one row.
Knit 20 stitches in orange, then work in green for first eye. Knit four stitches in green carrying orange in back of work. Switch back to orange and knit 24 in orange carrying green in back of work. Knit four more in green for second eye. Then switch back to orange and complete row. Repeat these rows six times for some nifty rectangles.
Shaping: To decrease, knit two together every third stitch (leaving 40 stitches). Knit even for four rows, then decrease in the same manner leaving 28 stitches. Knit even for a row, and then the next row knit two together leaving 14 stitches. Knit these even for an inch or so to make the pumpkin stem. Sew the hat together.
(optional) To create leaves, pick up stitches evenly around the edge of the green yarn. For big leaves pick up 15 stitches or so. For small leaves, pick up around five. Then knit the first row even and every other row after that, knit two together on each outer edge thus creating a triangle shape.
So your second hat is complete!!!
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